Evidence for Specific Receptor-Mediated Toxicity of Pharmaceuticals in Aquatic Organisms Derived from Acute and Chronic Standard Endpoints

Coors, Anja; Falkenhain, Anna‐Maria; Scheurer, Marco; Länge, R.

doi:10.1002/etc.5018

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Evidence for Specific Receptor-Mediated Toxicity of Pharmaceuticals in Aquatic Organisms Derived from Acute and Chronic Standard Endpoints

Published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry • Feb 17, 2021

Authors:

Anja Coors

Anna‐Maria Falkenhain

Marco Scheurer

Abstract

The toxicity of 17 active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) was investigated using standardized acute and chronic tests with Daphnia magna and 2 algae species. Chronic toxicity was generally greater for Daphnia than for algae. Compilation of additional data resulted in 100 APIs for which the acute-t...

Subject

Daphnia magna

Chronic toxicity

Toxicity

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